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United National Congress (UNC) faced an unexpected setback to its screening exercise on Friday due to electrical issues at its central headquarters.
Nominees for Diego Martin North/East, Diego Martin Central, Diego Martin West and Cumuto/Manzanilla were scheduled to be screened at the party’s Mulchan Seuchan Road, Chaguanas headquarters at 6 pm. However, parts of the building were left in darkness when around 4.30 pm a loud explosion was heard and smoke began emanating from a main splitter box located at the front of the building. About an hour later officials from the Trinidad and Tobago Electricity Commission (T&TEC) arrived.
As the team worked to assess the issue, party members managed to get the backup generator up and running, however, the screening exercises were moved from the building’s second floor to the ground floor due to the electrical challenges.
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